Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998307686 Incident Date: Jul, 25 1998
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2B6HB11YXWK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 10 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 19 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have had my van since 98 got it new the dealership had my van more then i have, they fixed only a few problems i have had other problems they couldn't find. the side passenger doors wouldn't unlock, when coming to a stop seconds after stopping i would feel a hick coming from the back end, on vacation after resting at a wayside while entering highway the you heard a click from the engine then you loss all power it wouldn't go any faster then 30-35 mph, took van in after this one guy at shop seen my handicap daughter and went in back to get a paper he then gave me, paper was from dodge telling of this problem and not to show to any customers,he gave this paper to me,and to this day i still have same problems,all plastic lining inside of van has cracked about 6 months after getting van, go through brakes like crazy, and van always pulls to right . there are so many problems with this van i can't list them all,tried to return van after 7 months they wouldn't take it back. *jb